19 rising humanities ideas speakers on Mezzo - including Alain de Botton, Nick Bostrom, and Ezra Klein. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
Alain de Botton
Philosopher & Bestselling Author | Architecture & Design Storyteller
Nick Bostrom
Oxford Professor | Global Expert on AI Ethics and Humanity's Future
Ezra Klein
Vox Editor-at-large
Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics
Maria Popova
Writer & Thinker | Art, Science & Philosophy
Rod Phillips
Historical researcher | Exploring social policies through the lens of prohibition and divorce
Brian Pavlac
Historian | Expert on witch trials and religious persecution
Clayborne Carson
King Papers Project Director | Definitive Martin Luther King Jr. Historian
Michael Shermer
Science Writer & Skeptic | Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine
Adrienne Mayor
Scholar exploring ancient myths | Expert on historical Amazons and early robotics concepts
Ryan Holiday
Bestselling author | Ancient Stoic philosophy for modern leadership
Edward Tenner
Historian & Essayist | Unintended Consequences of Technology
Randall Munroe
Cartoonist & Scientist | Emerging Tech Explainer
Hubertus Knabe
Historian | Exposing East German Oppression
Nita Farahany
Duke Law Professor | AI Ethics, Neurotechnology & Bioethics
Candice Benbow
Theologian & writer | Exploring Black women's experiences in culture & faith
Kwame Anthony Appiah
President, American Academy of Arts & Letters | Exploring Ethics, Identity & Moral Philosophy
Ruth Chang
Philosopher | Design Thinking & Scientific Innovation
Shannon Lee
Filmmaker & Author | Bruce Lee's Legacy & Philosophy